(aka: Chrysoma pauciflosculosa) I’ll bet you can’t say Solidago pauciflosculosa three times…quickly. Here’s an odd one for you…a rare Southeast native shrubby goldenrod…although some taxonomists have recently kicked it out of Solidago and moved it into Chrysoma. Regardless, it’s one odd plant that you won’t find at Wal-Mart. The woody stems, clothed with thick, evergreen, linear leaves form a 3′ wide clump. In early October the clumps are topped with 3′ tall flower spikes of small yellow flowers. In the wild, Solidago pauciflosculosa occurs in well-drained sandy habitats.
